The myths of Ancient Rome and Greece tell readers the stories of deities and heroes. They contain descriptions of the life of the gods of Olympus, Titans, sea gods, Cyclopes, nymphs and other characters, such as Hercules, Odysseus, Achilles, Jason, etc.
Pont is a pre-Olympic ancient Greek deity - the god of the inland seas. Pontos (ancient Greek) means sea. He was the son of the goddess Gaia, who personified the earth and the god Ether (air). According to Hesiod, who wrote Theogony, Ponta gave birth to Gaia without a father.
The god of the sea Poseidon (another Greek) was also considered the god of earthquakes. Poseidon was the brother of Zeus and Hades, and was born from the titan Rhea and the titan Kronos, who were the supreme deities.
Zeus, Hades and Poseidon shared dominion respectively over the sky, the underworld and the seas. The god of the sea lived with his wife Amphitrite in a beautiful palace at the bottom of the sea. When he rushed in a chariot drawn by horses with long thick manes and waved a trident, a storm began on the sea and coastal rocks collapsed.
According to legend, the sea god Poseidon all the time challenged the supremacy of Zeus, participated in conspiracies against him, for which he was punished by serviceTrojan king Laomedon. The king of Troy was a cunning deceiver. He did not bring the sacrifice promised to Poseidon, for which the god of the sea sent terrible monsters devouring people to the city.
Ancient Greek sculptures that have survived to this day depict a powerful, athletic Poseidon with a curly beard and shock of curly hair. He has a trident in his hand.
Ancient Roman god of the sea - Neptune. In the images, a muscular Neptune with a crown on his head holds a trident and is identified with Poseidon. A blue giant planet in the solar system is named after him. River and sea holidays are associated with Neptune. On ships, beginners are initiated into cabin boys and sailors by dipping into a barrel or into sea water. Celebrate Sea God Day on July 23.
Travelers, going on a journey, brought gifts to Neptune, trying to propitiate him so that there would be no storms and storms. Farmers revered Neptune because he gave rain in a dry, hot summer. Huts were built from branches and leaves, in which people left offerings to God, thus showing that they needed protection from the scorching sun.
In Slavic mythology, the owner of water is the water one. He lives in water bodies and is considered dangerous for bathers and people drinking water from wells, as he can drag them to the bottom. The water maiden becomes the wife of the water king.
The owner of the water is depicted as a goggle-eyed old man with a big belly, a green beard and mustache, with a fish tail.
During the water-related summer holidays, charactersthe gods are always accompanied by characters of nymphs and mermaids.
The water spirits of the nymphs are called naiads, nereids and oceanids. Naiads are related to forest and mountain springs, Oceanids are related to the ocean, and Nereids are related to the sea.
Mermaids are mythological creatures, usually the spirits of drowned girls or simply spirits associated with bodies of water, serving the merman.
The images of mythological gods and spirits are still alive in human memory, and holidays associated with their names are celebrated.
